ABC - DEF - GHI - JKL - MNO - PQRS - TUV - WXYZ Inorganic mercury compounds
Similar term(s): mercury salts.
Definition:
Inorganic mercury compounds are formed when mercury (symbol Hg) combines with
elements other than carbon, such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen. Elemental
mercury is a form of inorganic mercury. Mercury binds in two states:
Hg+(mercurous or mercury I), and Hg2+ (mercuric or mercury
II).
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Related words: Cinnabar - Elemental mercury - Organic - Organic mercury compounds To read about this term in context: GreenFacts Digest on Mercury:
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